Gold is Money and GT Kanaimas prevail to become champions
Gold is Money and GT Kanaimas secured championship status in Chung’s Global Champion of Champions Tournament after an exciting display of skills in the finals at the National Gymnasium on Saturday.
Gold is Money, led by Shamar Koulen, secured a 4-1 victory and championship status against a passionate and electric North Ruimveldt.
Shamar Koulen was the main architect behind Gold is Money’s attacking core
The game started with shots firing at both sides of the court, but it was a strike from Gold is Money’s Jamal Pedro that resulted in the first goal of the evening in the fifth minute, which added flames to the fiery nature of North Ruimveldt as Antonio Allen again stepped up – levelling the game in the 16th minute to send the teams off at halftime level.
The second half saw keepers showing their athletic ability as they managed to keep the ball out of their nets. However, Gold is Money, with a miraculous strike, managed to put the ball into the back of the goal coming off the feet of William Europe in the 29th minute and minutes later, Shomar Koulen and Andrew Murray sealed the title, scoring in the 36th and 35th minutes respectively.
Glendy Lewis (blue) was the lone goal-scorer for GT Kanaimas
In the female final, with an all-round performance, GT Kanaimas managed to pull off the upset of the night when they defeated Police, 1-nil. With the help of their keeper in the early minutes of the first half to keep a clean sheet, the team took advantage in the fifth minute to score the first goal, which saw Police looking to equalise, but the Kanaimas showed their class to get the win.
Kanaimas Head Coach Lenin Thomas, in an exclusive interview, indicated that cohesiveness led the team to victory.
Thomas said: “Well, they work together, play together, they know one another, they know where to be at the right time. That cohesiveness led to their victory. Man, we feel great. The girls have been working and putting in all their energy and effort; today, we’ve got a pretty good game.”
For the men, Gold is Money pocketed $1,000,000 and the championship trophy, while North Ruimveldt secured $500,000 and North East La Penitence bagged $300,000.
